CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-2980

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Aug 29, 2017 | Modified: Sep 02, 2017
CVSS 3.x
6.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Sametime WebPlayer 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a script injection where a malicious site can inject their own script by exploiting a vulnerability in the way that the WebPlayer works. IBM X-Force ID: 113993.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Sametime Ibm 8.5.2.0 (including) 8.5.2.0 (including)
Sametime Ibm 8.5.2.1 (including) 8.5.2.1 (including)
Sametime Ibm 9.0.0.0 (including) 9.0.0.0 (including)
Sametime Ibm 9.0.0.1 (including) 9.0.0.1 (including)
Sametime Ibm 9.0.1 (including) 9.0.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References